Regal Intention
| Regal Intention | |
|---|---|
| Sire | James E. Day |
| Record | 41: 14-7-10 |
| Earnings | $1,083,103[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Kingarvie Stakes (1987) Achievement Stakes (1988) Queenston Stakes (1988) Victoria Park Stakes (1988) British Columbia Derby (1988) Nearctic Stakes (1989) Shepperton Stakes (1989) Jacques Cartier Stakes (1990) Canadian Champion 3-year-old Colt (1988) | |
Regal Intention (1985–2008) is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
A grandson of Northern Dancer, he was out of the mare, Tiffany Tam and sired by the important Vice Regent who also sired his stablemate and arch rival, Regal Classic.[2]
Regal Intention was owned and bred by
.Racing career
Based at
Canadian Champion 2-Yr-Old-Colt
.
In 1988, Regal Intention was the dominant three-year-old horse in Canada. He won seven of his twelve starts, capturing the
Canadian Champion 3-year-old Colt
honors.
Sent back to the track to compete at age four,
sprint races. He won three races, including the Nearctic Stakes at Woodbine, but in the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Gulfstream Park the colt Sam Who was disqualified to last after he angled in causing considerable difficulty for several horses that forced another horse to run into Regal Intention. He never recovered and finished eleventh in the thirteen-horse field behind upset winner, Dancing Spree
.
At age five, Regal Intention made eight starts with his single win coming in the Jacques Cartier Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack.
Stud record
Retired after the 1990 season, Regal Intention entered
Sovereign Award for Champion Female Turf Horse
.
Regal Intention was standing at
Aldergrove, British Columbia
when he was found dead on October 25 in his paddock. The twenty-three-year-old died from apparent natural causes.
References
- ^ http://www.pedigreequery.com/regal+intention Regal Intention's pedigree and partial racing stats
- ^ http://www.pedigreequery.com/regal+intention Regal Intention's pedigree and partial racing stats
- ^ http://www.canmorfarms.ca/ Regal Intention at Canmor Farms